Which Uk company has Hats?
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Photo Album...
The plastic envelope-sleeve-thing on the inside of your hat is a good place for a kid pic... May take a bit of altering but a good place. Also good for weather briefings, late flight plans, etc...
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Hats now optional in bmi, didn't make much difference to me as I never even bought it in to work much less wear it. The hat was utter c**p anyway, might have considered wearing a better one.
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Death and dismemberment
Gents, and all others,
I used to not wear my hat simply as an act of rebellion. In the depth of Scandinavian and North American winter I wore it to and from the car park because it was bloody cold.
I constantly got a bollocking for not wearing my hat by ex-Air Force Captains, and continously ran the risk of having a letter placed in my file by our pet-peevish Chief Pilot.
One day many moons ago I had a rebellious hat discussion with a colleague at a fellow airline. He said that he always wore his hat. It was for only one reason. He got sick of spending valuable time thinking about the hat issue. If individual airline regulations say that you must wear a hat, then simply wear the hat. I spend my time thinking of pretty girls and fast cars instead of thinking about hat issues.
However, there's a more grave issue at hand. Every time I step onto the tarmac for a walk around I put my life and limbs at risk. I've stopped counting the times I was almost run over by a service vehicle driven by some half-wit from a far flung country where the concept of personal safety seems all but forgotten. Every so often I read about some poor soul who ended his career, or his life, in such a violent manner.
Therefore, when I do my walk around, I use my jacket, with lots of shiny gold bars, my ridiculously tall hat, with an equally ridiculous amount of gold on the the brim, and a high visibility vest (which happens to be regulation many places). I do this in hope that some dimwit will pay attention to my existence, and possibly realise that there's a pilot walking around, and maybe, possibly, perhaps, take that extra step of caution, so not to run me over.
Regardless, it's worth the small effort. It's also compatible with company regs, and keeps me away from wasting any of my limited mental resources on such a lame issue as weather to wear a hat or not.
I used to not wear my hat simply as an act of rebellion. In the depth of Scandinavian and North American winter I wore it to and from the car park because it was bloody cold.
I constantly got a bollocking for not wearing my hat by ex-Air Force Captains, and continously ran the risk of having a letter placed in my file by our pet-peevish Chief Pilot.
One day many moons ago I had a rebellious hat discussion with a colleague at a fellow airline. He said that he always wore his hat. It was for only one reason. He got sick of spending valuable time thinking about the hat issue. If individual airline regulations say that you must wear a hat, then simply wear the hat. I spend my time thinking of pretty girls and fast cars instead of thinking about hat issues.
However, there's a more grave issue at hand. Every time I step onto the tarmac for a walk around I put my life and limbs at risk. I've stopped counting the times I was almost run over by a service vehicle driven by some half-wit from a far flung country where the concept of personal safety seems all but forgotten. Every so often I read about some poor soul who ended his career, or his life, in such a violent manner.
Therefore, when I do my walk around, I use my jacket, with lots of shiny gold bars, my ridiculously tall hat, with an equally ridiculous amount of gold on the the brim, and a high visibility vest (which happens to be regulation many places). I do this in hope that some dimwit will pay attention to my existence, and possibly realise that there's a pilot walking around, and maybe, possibly, perhaps, take that extra step of caution, so not to run me over.
Regardless, it's worth the small effort. It's also compatible with company regs, and keeps me away from wasting any of my limited mental resources on such a lame issue as weather to wear a hat or not.
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Harrier Landing Pads
Both Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan airways issue Hats to be pround of, a top surface area large enough for odd jump jet (or two) to land upon, loads of shiny gold braid & a gleaming (see your own reflection) brim, oh it almost makes you want to enlist!!!!
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bmir have outlawed hats, although a few die-hards refuse to put them away in the cupboard. I have 2 bmi hats, the old faithful which was a seat track buffer and rain shield for many moons, and a brand new one that I ordered when I heard the rumour of their demise, the latter for my hat collection. One day, I envisage retiring to spend my twilight years yelling at the missus from a huge oak-panelled study with pictures of my youth on all the walls and an enviable collection of hats on a shelf. On reflection, the old faithful would be a worthier, if shabbier, showpiece to impress anyone sad enough to visit.
It is fair to say that the only useful purposes for my hat were:
- keeping the cold and rain at bay,
- indicating when I needed a haircut (the hat gets too tight),
- sticking a list of door codes and other useful trivia to the inside.
The latter saved my hide on many occasions when my favourite hostie got sick of me ringing up for the crewroom door code.
Nevertheless, much as I hated the damn thing, I do miss it...
It is fair to say that the only useful purposes for my hat were:
- keeping the cold and rain at bay,
- indicating when I needed a haircut (the hat gets too tight),
- sticking a list of door codes and other useful trivia to the inside.
The latter saved my hide on many occasions when my favourite hostie got sick of me ringing up for the crewroom door code.
Nevertheless, much as I hated the damn thing, I do miss it...
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I'm with FCA and would love to have a hat! Unfortunately our uniform people seem not to be able to supply one,at present.Perhaps there is no demand? Personally I feel that the present uniform,without a hat,is a crap look.Perhaps we would look better in "hoodies"? And my balding pate would be hidden.
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What's the problem with hats and epaulettes on raincoats? If we want to be treated like professionals, we should look the part. If's bad enough having mol trying to turn us into bus drivers without helping him by self-downgrading the image. Have some self-respect.
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CamelhAir
I completely agree!
The pax have no idea as to our ability to fly an ILS or NDB. Their perception of our profession is purely from what they see in the terminal building.
I wear my uniform with that in mind
Regards
Thumper
I completely agree!
The pax have no idea as to our ability to fly an ILS or NDB. Their perception of our profession is purely from what they see in the terminal building.
I wear my uniform with that in mind
Regards
Thumper
Last edited by Thumperdown; 6th Jan 2007 at 16:59.